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Join us for an evening with Jeff Kovel, founder of Skylab Architecture as he reveals “The Hidden Narrative”.

About Jeff Kovel, AIA, Architect: Skylab Architecture

Jeff Kovel is motivated by the desire to push the boundaries in order to create unique, sustainable design and architectural experiences. After studying architecture in Rome, Italy, and graduating from Cornell University in 1995, he came west and settled in Portland, combining his love of the natural with his New York modernist roots. From 1996-1999, he began building his portfolio by working on a series of high profile spaces for rock musician Lenny Kravitz.

In 1999, he founded Skylab Architecture. The firm continues to thrive as a laboratory driven by a strong artistic impulse, and a design philosophy that invites inspiration, high concept and orchestration into the unfolding process.

Today, Kovel’s work seeks to illuminate the juxtapositions found throughout history and future aspirations, varying the mix of color, materials and volume so as to invite others to bring their own perspective into the often ambiguous narrative of a space.

Jeff Kovel's work is recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation and ability to answer and expand upon the motivations and intent of his clients, merging high concept design with sustainable building goals. Kovel has won numerous awards and citations, is a visiting lecturer at universities and organizations throughout the country, and is a panelist for Nike and the AIA Oregon Annual Conference.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)

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DESIGNSPEAKS exists to explore design within the multidisciplinary: architecture, brand, communications, experience, film, graphic, and industrial. We establish an interface within the context of real life, supporting the most compelling voices in design, and talk through to the heart of the practice.